(Airdate: August 13, 2024) We’re in Gansu Province in the town of Tianshui and we’re staying in a hotel about 20 kilometers west of town. The reason we’re staying here is that they have hot water, and our room looks out on Wenshan Hill and the grave of Li Guang one of the men responsible for bringing the Silk Road under Chinese control….
Podcasts
Firing The Big Guns
(Airdate: August 12, 2024 – Firing The Big Guns)
Darcie Chace Benefit Exhibition
(Airdate: August 12, 2024) Darcie Chace Benefit Exhibition, at the Grover Gallery, through August 2024. Darcie Chace was a self-taught artist, who spent much time in Port Townsend with her mother, Linda Landkammer and sister, Daniella Chace. Darcie was born with Down’s Syndrome, but was determined to live as “Normal” as possible. She discovered her passion for drawing and poetry, and worked every day to express herself through art. KPTZ Producers Anna Marie Brown and Larry Stein explored Darcie’s story and artwork with her mother and sister, and Julie Read, the exhibit’s curator, a painter, and one of the partners in the Grover Gallery. All sales of Darcie Chace’s artwork will benefit Olympic Neighbors, an organization working to build and support home and community for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
County Connections
(Airdate: August 9, 2024) This week on County Connections co-hosts Jim Burke and Commissioner Kate Dean speak with Dr. Allison Berry, Public Health Officer for Jefferson and Clallam Counties about why she became a doctor, the difference between healthcare and public health, trends in Covid-19, and dealing with atmospheric smoke .
Brewocracy Now ~ 8/08/24
Taylor Clark and Port Townsend CIty Manager John Mauro recapped some of the things that have been going on for the city this past week, including (but not limited to): theRecompete (federal) award of $35m for the region, appointment of a new city council member, the Lawrence street transportation project, and the TBD funding; plus the skatepark lighting.
Community Tides ~ 8/06/24
It’s Primary Season! These days especially, we wonder about the challenges our educators face in encouraging our youth to be active in our democracy and its electoral process. KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, join Dr. Linda Rosenbury, Superintendent of Port Townsend School District, for an important discussion surrounding classroom challenges, solutions, and social responsibilities in navigating a politically charged and norm-busting environment.
Jefferson County Fair
(Airdate: August 8, 2024) “Dinotastic” Fun for the Whole Family! Kristi Pimental, Fair Director of the Jefferson County Fair and Anji Scalf, 4H Coordinator and Board Member whet our appetite for this family friendly event- offering entertainment, information, and a hearty meal or two.
#683 Bald Eagles
(Reprise airdate: August 8, 2024) Julia and George Maynard invite Nature Now host Debaran Kelso and field recorder Meg Amos to view and learn about the active bald eagle nest near their property west of Port Townsend.
Silk
(Airdate: August 6, 2024) We’ve been visiting one of China’s greatest repositories of Buddhist art, on a mountain called Maijishan. We returned to Tianshii, too late to find a room in town. But it was just as well, none of the hotels in town had hot water anyway, and we wanted a bath….
#247 Mary Irwin, Mediating Conflicts
(Airdate: August 6, 2024) Maryanne interviews Mary Irwin, Senior Mediator & Interim Executive Director of the Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center (CDRC). Getting a divorce? Have a nasty landlord/tenant problem? Dozens of such reasons might send you to the non-profit CDRC. It can be quite affordable and they don’t turn anyone away for lack of funds. Even after years of mediating case after case, Mary still finds the work immensely rewarding. Every childcare plan is unique and every dispute can raise new twists on fairly old situations. Most people think their divorce or their wrongful termination tops most other conflicts. Perhaps — but the basic theme is the same. Still, conflicts evolve. For example, mediation wasn’t really necessary for vaccination decisions until the pandemic. Mediation continues to be quite common.
